vaccination

AMA Update 87: Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses booster rollout, mask studies and this week’s numbers

AMA CXO Todd Unger reviews COVID-19 vaccine numbers and trending topics related to the pandemic over the past week with AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia. Also covering the booster roll out, mask studies in schools and the continued politicization of the pandemic.

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AMA Update 53: Dr. Mira Irons discusses U.S. vaccination rates and new CDC studies

Discussion with AMA’s Chief Health and Science Officer, Dr. Mira Irons, to review COVID-19 vaccine numbers and trending topics related to the pandemic over the past week. Also covering variants, learnings from two new CDC studies released this week, and AMA’s statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

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AMA Update 52: Vaccine and variant update with Dr. Sandra Fryhofer

A discussion with Dr. Sandra Fryhofer, the AMA’s liaison to the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), who takes a closer look at the delta variant and other variants of concern. She also covers what physicians need to know about authorized COVID vaccines, including real-world effectiveness and rare adverse events.

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AMA Update 51: Dr. William Melms on vaccination in rural areas

A discussion with William Melms, MD, chief medical officer of the Marshfield Clinic Health System, about vaccination in rural communities, including addressing hesitancy, misinformation and other challenges.

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AMA Update 25: Vaccination in Native American communities

A discussion about vaccination in Native American populations and how some tribal communities are serving as models for their vaccine rollouts with Dr. Siobhan Wescott, co-director of the Indians into Medicine Program at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences.  

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